Connecticut
38 people temporarily displaced after apartment fire in Hartford
Nearly two dozen families are temporarily displaced after a fire tore through an apartment building in Hartford Friday afternoon.
The fire department said a structure fire was reported at a 24-unit complex on Buckingham Street in the city’s South Green neighborhood around 2 p.m.
Firefighters found fire coming from the third floor hallway, which extended into the ceiling, according to crews.
Authorities said the blaze was quickly knocked down and placed under control, and no injuries were reported.
The fire department’s Special Services Unit is working with the Red Cross to help 38 residents, including 33 adults and five children.
Repairs need to be made before residents can be let back into their apartments, according to fire officials.
The fire marshal’s office is conducting an investigation.
Naugatuck Police say one person has been arrested after a multi-car accident on Route 63 Saturday afternoon.
According to police, they responded to the area of Route 63 and Cherry Street around 1 p.m. for reports of a collision with injuries.
They say a 30-year-old man from Waterbury was arrested and charged with operating under the influence of drugs/alcohol, operating under the influence with a child passenger, illegal possession of prescription drugs, failure to keep narcotics in the original container, risk of injury to a child and distracted driving.
Police say he is being held on a $10,000 Surety Bond.
This is all the information at this time.
BURLINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) — A woman is dead after police said she was involved in a head-on collision with a tractor-trailer on Friday in Burlington.
According to Connecticut State Police, a Toyota RAV4 and Peterbuilt 386 tractor-trailer collided head-on on Route 4 near Punch Brook Road at around 4:49 p.m. on Friday.
The driver of the Toyota, identified as 64-year-old Mary Christine Ferland of Burlington, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured, according to state police. No one else was in either vehicle at the time of the crash.
The crash is still under investigation by state police, anyone with information is asked to call Trooper Brew at 860-626-7900.
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